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Overview

The Production Worker - Winder position involves manufacturing dry-type transformers in a safety-minded, multi-shift environment. Team members are responsible for operating winding machines, ensuring quality standards, and participating in continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Operate a power driven winding machine to wind larger coils for power transformers.
  • Set up assigned work to meet specifications.
  • Exercise sound judgment based on knowledge of accepted methods and procedures.
  • Question all deviations from specifications with a supervisor.
  • Follow safe work guidelines and procedures.
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Requirements

  • Completion of High School or GED is required.
  • Ability to read, understand, and follow instructions from blueprints and engineering drawings.
  • Knowledge of methods, practices, techniques, terms, definitions, and standards required in the manufacture of transformers.
  • Knowledge of copper and aluminum welding – gas & TIG.
  • Previous experience with metal forming and/or assembly, with transformer industry experience considered an asset.
  • Must be able to work 1st shift (Monday – Friday 8 hour shifts).

Benefits

  • Competitive wages
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

Competitive wages
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Compton, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, manufacturing welder jobs across California currently run a median of $37/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$66/hr across 31 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Compton, CA

Compton, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 596 other active welding openings from 293 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $65/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Los Angeles at $45/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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